Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a first channel layer including a first drain-side select transistor, a first source-side select transistor, and a first memory cell transistor, a second channel layer including a second drain-side select transistor, a second source-side select transistor, and a second memory cell transistor, a word line that functions as a gate electrode of the first and second memory cell transistors, and a controller. When a read operation is executed on the first memory cell transistor, the controller turns on the second drain-side select transistor and the second source-side select transistor, supplies a first voltage to the word line in a state where the first drain-side select transistor and the first source-side select transistor are turned off, and then, supplies a second voltage to the word line in a state where the first drain-side select transistor and the first source-side select transistor are turned on.

Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory chips and a circuit chip. The plurality of memory chips and the circuit chip are stacked on each other. Each of the plurality of memory chips has a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory cells. The circuit chip includes a data latch configured to store page data for writing or reading data into or from the memory cell array of each of the memory chips.

Abstract: A vehicle movement predicting device includes an inter-vehicle communication part that obtains vehicle information from communicable vehicles around an own vehicle, a vehicle position measuring part that measures a position of a preceding vehicle of the own vehicle, a communicable vehicle selecting part that decides a past position closest to the position of the preceding vehicle on the basis of the vehicle information, calculates a closest distance between the past position and the position of the preceding vehicle and a direction difference between the preceding vehicle and the communicable vehicle, and thereby selects one from among the communicable vehicles each of which the closest distance and the direction difference are respectively predetermined values or less, as a front vehicle of the preceding vehicle, and a vehicle movement predicting part that predicts a future movement of the preceding vehicle on the basis of the position of the selected communicable vehicle.

Abstract: A target detection device mounted in a vehicle includes: a radar specification unit; a same target determination unit; and an image specification unit that specifies, as image target position information, an image detection region of an image detection target detected on the basis of a captured image, the image detection region representing the position of the image detection target relative to the base point on an XY-plane with the X-axis representing the vehicle width direction of the vehicle and the Y-axis representing the vehicle length direction of the vehicle. The image specification unit sets the Y-axis range of the image detection region in the Y-axis direction on the basis of the bearing from the base point to each of the two X-directional ends of the image detection target in the captured image and of an expected width minimum value and an expected width maximum value in the X-axis direction.

Abstract: A method includes: determining, based on an elapsed time, a priority for each of groups obtained by clustering a plurality of pieces of response information based on similarity between the pieces of response information, each response information indicating a response to an event that has occurred, the elapsed time being measured from a time period in which the event recorded in each response information of each group occurred most often; calculating credibility for each response information, based on a number of times specifications of a system relating to the event have been changed after the response, and an elapsed time from date and time when the response recorded in the pieces of response information has been made; and controlling a presentation mode upon presenting the plurality of pieces of response information, based on the priority calculated for each group and the credibility calculated for each response information.

Abstract: A control-target vehicle setting apparatus sets a control-target vehicle that serves as a target for driving assistance control. The control-target vehicle setting apparatus includes a detection signal acquiring unit and a setting control unit. The detection signal acquiring unit acquires a first detection signal that indicates a target by an image and a second detection signal that indicates a target by a reflection point. The setting control unit sets an acquired forward target as the control-target vehicle when the forward target is associated with an integration history that indicates that the forward target has been determined to be a vehicle using the first detection signal and the second detection signal in an integrated manner, even when the forward target is not associated with a movement history that indicates that the forward target has been detected as being a moving object.

Abstract: To provide a measurement data processing device that can improve resolution by applying a correction operation to low-resolution microwave radiometer output data. A measurement data processing device is capable of improving resolution by multiplying a measurement data group of a microwave radiometer by a weighted vector and adding up the measurement data group. The weighted vector solves an inverse problem based on a mathematical model for forming the sensitivity of an antenna as a Gaussian curved surface. Optimization is applied by repeatedly executing, outside an xy coordinate of a target antenna sensitivity distribution function table, a correction operation for minimizing integrated values of a positive remainder sensitivity function, which is data having a positive value a negative remainder sensitivity function, which is data having a negative value.

Abstract: A toll collection system includes: a vehicle detector which detects entry of a vehicle to the lane; a vehicle type identification unit which identifies the vehicle type of the vehicle at a stage before the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector; and a position measurement unit which measures, on the basis of a position measurement signal obtained by receiving, through a predetermined position measurement antenna, radio waves transmitted by the on-board unit after the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector, the position of the on-board unit which has transmitted the radio waves. The position measurement unit is configured to measure the position of the on-board unit on the basis of an angle of arrival of the radio waves measured on the basis of the position measurement signal, and an installation height of the on-board unit estimated from a vehicle type identification result of the vehicle.

Abstract: When selectively erasing one sub-block, a control circuit applies, in a first sub-block, a first voltage to bit lines and a source line, and applies a second voltage smaller than the first voltage to the word lines. Then, the control circuit applies a third voltage lower than the first voltage by a certain value to a drain-side select gate line and a source-side select gate line, thereby performing the erase operation in the first sub-block. The control circuit applies, in a second sub-block existing in an identical memory block to the selected sub-block, a fourth voltage substantially identical to the first voltage to the drain side select gate line and the source side select gate line, thereby not performing the erase operation in the second sub-block.

Abstract: A driving support device includes: an intersection information acquiring unit 3 to obtain signal light information about traffic signals installed at one or more intersections ahead of a road along which the vehicle is traveling and to obtain distances to the intersections; a vehicle state detector 4 to detect a position and speed of travel of the vehicle; a signal passableness deciding unit 5 to decide a passable or impassable state of the traffic signals by the vehicle from the signal light information, the distances to the intersections, and the position and speed of travel of the vehicle; and a display controller 7 to display the passable or impassable state of the traffic signals decided by the signal passableness deciding unit 5 by changes of color on the map.

Abstract: A position estimation apparatus (10) acquires target information (31) regarding the position of a target body (100) and acquires neighboring information (32) regarding the position of a neighboring body, which is a movable body different from the target body (100), from the neighboring body. The position estimation apparatus (10) determines, as a primary area (41), a relative area in which the neighboring body is estimated to be present from the target information (31) and the neighboring information (32). The position estimation apparatus (10) calculates a probability of presence (43) of the neighboring body in each relative area from a plurality of the primary areas (41) determined within a reference period and determines, as a secondary area (44), a relative area in which the neighboring body is estimated to be present on the basis of the probability of presence (43).

Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell which are connected to each other in series, a first word line which is connected to the first memory cell, a second word line which is connected to the second memory cell, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to charge a first node while applying a second voltage to the second word line and a first voltage to the first word line, to charge a second node on the basis of a voltage of the charged first node, to discharge the second node while applying the second voltage to the second word line and a third voltage to the first word line, and to read data from the first memory cell on the basis of voltages of the charged and discharged second node.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus performs during-following control in which, when a direction indicator of an own vehicle is operated during traveling in which a preceding vehicle is followed, the own vehicle is accelerated in conjunction with the operation of the direction indicator. An adjacent vehicle selecting unit selects, from other vehicles present ahead of the own vehicle, an adjacent vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane adjacent to a traveling lane of the own vehicle based on a lateral position that is a relative position relative to the own vehicle in a direction orthogonal to a travelling direction of the own vehicle and a relative distance to the own vehicle in the travelling direction. An acceleration control unit performs acceleration of the own vehicle by the during-following control based on whether or not the adjacent vehicle is selected when the direction indicator is operated during following-traveling.

Abstract: In a target recognition apparatus that recognizes a target in a periphery of an own vehicle, a radar target acquiring unit acquires, as a radar target, the target that is detected by transmission and reception of radar waves. An image target acquiring unit acquires, as an image target, the target that is included in a captured image captured by an imaging apparatus. A target recognizing unit recognizes, as a first target, one of a plurality of radar targets included in a predetermined area relative to the image target and recognizes, as a second target, at least one of the plurality of radar targets other than the first target. A sameness determining unit determines whether the first target and the second target are the same object.

Abstract: A reference identification unit identifies a target reference position to be a reference from a position history indicated in target information, based on a movement state of a target object, and identifies a nearby reference position to be a reference from a position history indicated in nearby information, based on a movement state, estimated from the nearby information, of a nearby object which is a mobile object present in the vicinity of the target object. A position estimation unit estimates a relative position between the target object and the nearby object, based on the target reference position and the nearby reference position.

Abstract: A plurality of items of environmental information, which are used for distribution control of plural items of vehicle information that are received using wireless communication by an external communication device from a plurality of surrounding vehicles, are made into an environmental information list by an environmental information setting mechanism and managed. Based on the environmental information list, for the plural items of vehicle information received by the external equipment communication device, selection is performed using a dynamic filtering part of a dynamic distribution controller and distribution control is performed using the priority level according to a dynamic priority controller. A driving assistance device that receives this information assists a driver in driving, and environmental information set in the environmental information list is generated.

Abstract: A semiconductor storage apparatus includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory string structures each including a pair of memory string formation sections each formed by a channel formation film and a charge storage film and including a select gate transistor and a plurality of memory cell transistors connected in series and a partial conductive layer configured to electrically connect the memory string formation sections. During a reading operation of a memory cell transistor, at least one of the plurality of memory cell transistors and the select gate transistor belonging to the memory string formation section is turned off such that a channel of a memory cell transistor is fixed to a potential of a source line or a potential of bit lines.

Abstract: A data latch circuit includes a first n-channel transistor and a first p-channel transistor. A gate of the first n-channel transistor and a gate of the first p-channel transistor are a common gate.

Abstract: A driving support device includes: an intersection information acquiring unit 3 to obtain signal light information about traffic signals installed at one or more intersections ahead of a road along which the vehicle is traveling and to obtain distances to the intersections; a vehicle state detector 4 to detect a position and speed of travel of the vehicle; a signal passableness deciding unit 5 to decide a passable or impassable state of the traffic signals by the vehicle from the signal light information, the distances to the intersections, and the position and speed of travel of the vehicle; and a display controller 7 to display the passable or impassable state of the traffic signals decided by the signal passableness deciding unit 5 by changes of color on the map.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a key receiving a copy-start instruction and an input of a number of copies depending on a number of times that the key is operated; a scanner reading an image of a document and generating image data relating to the image; a printer recording the image on a sheet; a memory; and a controller. The controller controls the scanner and the printer to execute, depending on the number of times that the key is operated: (1) direct copy of storing parts of the image data relating to the image successively in the memory, and of reading the parts of the image data from the memory to record the image data on the sheet, or (2) memory copy of storing entirety of the image data in the memory, and of successively reading parts of the stored image data to record the image on the sheet.